Category: Features

Erick Ellectrick is a lithe man. He squirms around on stage like a cat trying to get out of a leash while a largely static Norwegian audience looks on with a reserved cheer. “Yes, it can take a long time before we (Norwegians) loosen up and it depends on the

It appears that when R&S set their sights on an artist, they intend to hang on to that artist for dear life. I’ve heard rumours that Tessela is signed to an exclusive deal that prevents the producer from releasing anything on any other label. Lone, whose next album will wear

I do suffer from Tinnitus. A lifetime of playing, and listening to, loud music has concluded with a significant high frequency hum in both ears. I’ve never however felt constricted by the affliction. It has always been clear to me what frequencies I’m less perceptible at, and I have been

There is something about Joshua Tree that just engenders creativity in individuals. During my trip through the National Park, it became obvious why this is the case. The stark vastness of the dessert and solitude that only such a remote and isolated environment can bring makes it a perfect place

Entering the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t Ij last Thursday, I was greeted with the swell of a sine wave, and as the water came into view through those impressive windows, a plucked string joined it, in the form of a gong. Arif Malawi was at the decks selecting some music truly

So here it is. Bok Bok’s first release since 2009’s highly successful Silo Pass. Melba’s Call is a typically stark Nightslugs production that’s been a little rounded at the edges for a pop-centric audience. It’s a great tack. Immediately enjoyable with Kalela’s crooning vocals over skittish 90’s samples. Falling right

The leering ‘Shell Tower’ is the first thing that greets the ferry as you disembark on Amsterdam North’s shore. It is a phallic display of an industrial super-power erected for another time, but today it would like you to call it A’dam. No doubt, some anthropomorphic marketing attempt to disassociate

Steve Reich’s Clapping Music is based on the most fundamental concept behind counterpoint forms. It looks something like this: Yes all 5 odd minutes of it. It is after all an example of minimalist composition. It’s a simple rhythm for two un-pitched instruments. Which instruments exactly? It’s in

Walk into east-London bar, Queen of Hoxton on the first Saturday night of every month and you are met with a profusion of contradictions. Guests, at various stages of inebriation, are trying to conduct serious conversations over a noisy sound system featuring a delectable selection of the latest house anthems.

During every trend there’s an artist or group that will approach their craft slightly differently within the zeitgeist of said era. One such artist to have popped up in my periphery constantly in the last year is Femme En Fourrure. The Finish duo has been around since 2008, and their